Tag: business & market research

IEEE Selects Wuxi, China and Trento, Italy for its Smart Cities Initiative

Successful candidates chosen for compelling plans to design sustainable smart cities to meet their citizens’ needs for a quality living environment IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the municipalities of Wuxi, China and Trento, Italy, which were among hundreds of candidates that submitted applications to participate in […]

Business: Lessons that KNX Manufacturers Can Learn from the Big Players

By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. I got so excited about an interview with Tony Fadell by the UK edition of Wired magazine, that I put aside the article I had already written for this month, and offer you this instead! For those unfamiliar with Fadell, let’s just say that he played a big part in […]

Solutions: Is DIY Home Automation Damaging for KNX?

By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg. There has been a definite surge in public awareness surrounding home automation recently, thanks to the likes of Nest, Hive, and most recently, Apple HomeKit. No doubt some systems integrators will sigh with a heavy heart each time more so-called ‘smart home’ technology is announced, as they fear the end-user’s […]

US Department of Energy Opens Berkeley Lab’s FLEXLAB Facility to Drive Building Efficiency

Flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components The world’s most advanced energy efficiency test bed for buildings is open for business, launched today by U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman. DOE’s FLEXLAB at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is already signing up companies determined to reduce their energy use by […]

MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Intelligent Building Automation Technologies Market at US$74.8 Billion by 2019

The report “Intelligent Building Automation Technologies Market System & Services [Physical Security, Life Safety, Facility Management]; IT Technologies; Industry Verticals – Global Advancements, Worldwide Forecast & Analysis (2014-2019)” defines and segments the IBAS market into various sub-segments with an in-depth analysis and forecasting of revenues. The report also identifies the factors driving this market, various […]

Navigant Research Forecasts Shipments of Communications Nodes for Building Automation Systems Will Exceed 380 Million Annually by 2021

Integrated building management and building automation systems (BASs) rely on networks of sensors, switches, fans, alarms, and other devices, along with powerful software tools to provide a real-time view of the current state of a building. The market for networked building controls is expanding as building owners and operators realize the cost savings offered by […]

Business: Do We Need a KNX Partner Certification Maintenance Programme?

By Jesús Arias García, KNXin. As part of my email sign off, I display the two certifications of which I am proudest: • KNX Partner (KONNEX Partner). • PMP (Project Management Professional). Both require a reasonable amount of effort and commitment to attain, and both are very well considered amongst professionals in their respective fields. […]

Country Profile: KNX New Zealand

By Colin Price, Ivory Egg. KNX New Zealand was formed in 2014 by ABB, Siemens and a handful of enlightened KNX engineers. Its aim is to promote KNX as an open protocol to the New Zealand building trade. There are a few projects that have been completed with KNX over the last few years in […]